Sunday Night Football: 49ers at Seahawks
| NBC | starts at: 8:20
49ers at Seahawks
San Francisco (10-3-1) at Seattle
(9-5) in an NFC West showdown. After conquering New England, Jim
Harbaugh's 49ers can win the division by taking down Seattle (6-0 at
home) and rookie QB Russell Wilson. The Niners clipped the Seahawks 13-6
on Oct. 18.
Why this game is intriguing: Defense might win championships, but that only will be the case for one of these teams in this division race. It'll still be fun to watch them slug it out. The 49ers are ranked first in scoring defense, allowing a paltry 15.6 points per game. In second place? The Seahawks, having given up one more point on the season. Still wondering why these two teams top the NFC West? Me neither. Hard to block up front, stingy against the run, able to rely on hard-nosed players instead of scheme -- both teams seem to be in position to push others around in the postseason like they have in the regular season. What makes this showdown unbelievably enticing is that neither offense is a slouch. Not by a longshot. Seattle boasts the tough-minded Wilson and "Beast Mode" Lynch. San Francisco has the multi-talented Kaepernick and bruising Frank Gore. The 49ers and Seahawks can attack teams from so many places, quietly morphing into complete teams out West. The NFC West race takes center stage on Sunday night.
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